The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06

| WILSON'S place, and that they did not appear
| belligerent at that time, but the negroes were
raising cain.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. John Parker,
| a young white man, was attacked on Satur-
| day night about II o'clock two years ago. out
on Fourth strees, by q crowd of negroes, SINH
lar to the assault on Mr.. Tracy last night, and
| Mr.. Parker was badly cut, and was confined to
| his bed some time. Mr. Parker also hurt one
of the negroes severely by striking him over
the head with a stick. Grant, the negro shot
| last night, was also in the crowd that assaulted
| Parker.
| Thursday Judge Speer sent an order to ,Jailer
| Birdsong, that he release all United States
| prisoners confined in the Bibb county Jail.
| Judge Speers action was caused by the
fact that The jailer complained there were
| not blankets furnished sufficient to make the
mon comfortable. Mr.. Birdsong says that he
| applied to the United States court authorities
| for the necessary supplies, and that only six
! pairs of blankets were sent, and that he could
not afford to use tho county blankets for
United States prisoners, and that they were
suffering.
| The men were very jubilant over their re-
| lease. and departed for their homes this after
noon, rejoicing over the lucky coincidence
that resulted in their liberation.
| When brought before Judge Specr, accord
| ing to his order, this morning his honor took
occasion to give them a talk He said:
You have been broughtUut of Jail TO lie informed
| that purpose to suspend Your sentences daring
your gool behavior for reasons that are satisfactory
| to the court, and among them is the hardship,
which learn you are compelled TO endure in iaii
because ofthe lack of warmth and suitable heldino
| Here are standing before me eight men of dti.er-
ent ages and conditions, whom purpose to send TO
| their homes. 1t is thing edom done by Judge,
and take great responsibility in d ling it, but |
take ii cheerfuy, with the hone and belief that you
| will appreciate the olemency that is shown you,
| and that when you get to your homes yon VIII not
| Tain violate the laws of the government, which
| has, through its court, shown you this mercy.
say to you all now you are marked men. You
are as well known to the officials Of the government
! as you could wei be. Ifyou vlolate The laws aga
and come before this court you viii get the extreme
some of you much more 50 than the Others. and let
| me give you word of well meant advice Honesty
and obedience to the laws are ever the hest policy.
You may get little temporary aGVantab e by break
ing the laws. You may get 4 few Taltfy dollars, but
they will soon go and will do you no ODD; they are
like the apples of Sodom that bitter To the taste,
| grcssor IS hard We have Bible authority Cor that
| statement and whether you believe in the iiole or
| not, do, and have lived long enough to see the
| wisdom of its truths.
will greet your wives and children with an honest
purpose to respect and obey the laws of your
| try and become usefi respectable and happy mem
| bers of society.
Gainesville Eagle: In conversation with
some revenue officers, the other day. one of
them remarked: "Yes, moonshining is greatly
| on the decrease in this section" "Why?" we
| asked. "'fhe informers, among the women es-
| pecially, have made it too hot for them. A
| still can scarcely get under way before we are
| fully posted as to its whereabouts, the parties
l. concerned IN II, ana all ABOUT 1t; the cOnSe
quence is, we almost invariably capture it and
| arrest the parties running it, "Then we are
| to infer that most of these men quitting
| the busineSs?" "By no means. Many of
| them only change their base: they go over in o
Alabama" why to Alabama?' "When
we get hold of them and they are brought be-
fore Judge Newman, if they are old offenders,
or what are known as hard cases. they
catch it and no mistake. He generally gives
them the extent of the law, and they have
already found out that it is no child's
play with him. The thing is different in Al
ALBANIA, however, from what l can learn. Over
there the judges seldom impose imprisonment
| merely fine, and by taking paupers oath,
the offender soon gets rid of that and loses
but little.
Rev. Groves I'll. Cartlege, in the Gainesville
| Register writes 'Your correspondent,
Shrimps in the Register of November 1st
asks for the number of the Crockett family
murdered by the Indians, and also the date of
the tragedy. If your correspondent had read
| the Register during the last summer he would
| have learned all that is known of the Crockett
family. Twice within the last ten years the
tale of the massacre has been published in
the Register, the last publication having been
made last summer. The date of the tragedy
is not known. 1t was probably about 1880, the
county of Franklin having been laid off in
| 1884. The family consisted of nine persons
| the widow and eight Children the Oldest son,
William, being % years old, and expecting to
be married a week later. Most Of the children,
| late James II. Little, then a very young man,
rode up to warn the family of the danger from
the Indian raid, William Crockett was
sitting in the door, making pair OF
| the next week. And being pressed
for time, he resolved to risk the danger from
the Indians. Doubtless your correspondent is
misnformed when he says that Mr.. w. b.
| Deter is now using in building a new house,
the same stills, joists and rafters which were in
the house in which the Crocketts were muir
dered. The Crockett house was mere log
cabin, and stood near the creek, and L suppose
| the very last RELIC of it has long ago disap-
peared I suppose the sills, ioists and rafters
| which Mr.. Deter is using, belonged to the old
Mangum house. After the Crocketts, Mr..
| Mangum, the father of the late Howell Man
| gum, obtained possession of the Crockett tract
| Of land, and built a new house, which formerly
stood near Mrs. Coker's, and has been moved
| a time or two. Tradition, the truth of which
| cannot vouch for, says that when old man
| Mangum about the beginning of this century,
| built his new house ne removed the monument
of rocks from the one grave in which all the
| Crocketts had been buried by neighbors and
built them into his chimney. The grave was
on bluff near the creek. All the statements
| have given were heard thrty-liye years ago
| from the lips of old people, who have long
since gone to their eternal home
West Point Press: Mr.. Tom johnson lost a
fine horse yesterday-it is believed from the
effects Of hydrophobia. just month ago a
| mad dog bit this same horse and several
calves. Mr. Johnson's horse showed no signs
Of being sick until last Wednesday afternoon,
| after being turned into the lot from the plow
He gradually became worse and acted strangely
Thursday night. Friday morning Mr.. John
son brought his horse to the city to see if any
Of our many veterinary surgeons could tell him
what to do for the suffering animal. Soon
| after reaching the city the horse began to have
commissions and died in great agony in about
an hour. While in commissions the horse
would chew his tongue and beat his head
| against the ground until his eyes were almost
! knocked out. There was no one present who
ever saw horse with hydrophobia, but we are
satisfied that the bite Of the mad dog, men
| toned above, was the cause Of the horses VIC
| lent death.
The health officers of the city of Savannah
were stirred up Thursday, and they have been
! trying to keep it quiet. A leper, with a highly
developed stage of the dreadful disease, report
| ed at the police barracks, and requested TO be
| furnished with permit TO the city hospital
| But the nature of his sickness was not sus-
pected by the chief Of police. DR.. Duncan,
superintendent of the hospital, was sent for,
and at once pronounced him leper, and noti-
fed the mayor. DR.. Owens, city physician,